. you're watching the station that works for you. abc 2news at 121. >> this is a sliver of virginia here today. a little more than an inch of snow. it's not sticking much to the roads but it's causing flight delays because of low visibility. winter storm warnings in effect through tomorrow. around here, clear and sunday. >> overnight we could see a few sprinkles. wyatt joining us to say it may not be to much. >> depends where are you watching from. we thought would be a mainly southern storm. that was the case. as you can see, southeastern maryland up to route 50, seeing some winter weather as we went past the nine or 10:00 hour. you can see the snow band. just south of easton. toward saint michaels, they are getting snow in salsbury. this cut off has been sharp.

where we are getting light radar returns, so far haven't seen any surface reports saying it's hitting the ground. mainly south of washington in the lower eastern shore. that snow as it came down south of dc and richmond. we caught it here on the weatherbug camera. aceta couple congratulations starting to add up down the richmond way. travel down i-95, could be tricky, keep that in mind. the winter weather advisories for areas south of maryland. rest of tonight we will throw in the chance for a few more scattered mixed showers, mainly south of route 50. more on how things shape upcoming up. >> thank you. tonight over a hundred young teens gathered to remember their friend . he opened the door of a moving car to get sick. >> we have learned the 13-year- old was drinking a powerful combination of caffeine and

alcohol. cheryl connor. >> reporter: that's right. michael's mom said he was drinking 4loko when he fell out of his stepfather's car. i talked to her and a friend with the 13-year-old before he died. over 100 young teens are here to remember their friend. as they pause, his mom has a message. >> he drank one of those energy drink was alcohol that all the kids seem to think is okay. he needed to throw up and he opened up the door and fell out out and then was run over. >> reporter: ben was hanging out with michael before the accident. >> we just came from the stream. >> reporter: were you drinking? >> yes. >> reporter: he said they were drinking 4loko a powerful combination of alcohol and caffeine. >> and some adult out there bought it. >> reporter: in 2010 alcohol districtors in maryland agreed to stop selling and it was banned in the city.

baltimore county police say the car carrying him was making a turn out of the auto zone parking lot on hartford saturday after six when the teen opened the door. the driver of the car that hit him stopped at the scene. >> i have a 15-month-old son and michael was an uncle and -- michael loved lucas. he was great with him. i just can't believe it's happening. he was one of my best friends. >> reporter: he was in 8th grade at parkville. his parents are here to help explain the news to their children. >> as a mother how do you help your son cope? >> just talk to him. see how he feels. it's a hard thing. >> reporter: there is one mom here tonight who doesn't have another chance to explain the consequences of drinking. still she has the strength, just 24 hours after her son was killed to encourage his friends to make better choices. >> it's not cool to drink and to get high. accidents happen on the best intentions. i have lot of the only son i

will ever have because they wanted to party. >> this is what happened when you are stupid. >> reporter: police say no charges will be field against the driver who hit michael. we have a call into baltimore county public schools to see if counselors will be on hand but we haven't heard back. cheryl connor. >> now to the continuing coverage of the george hugeley murder trial. jurors expected to start dislikes on wednesday. he is a accused of killing his ex-girlfriend back in 2010. his attorney acknowledged in closing arguments on saturday that his client had a role in the death however, he blamed his actions on youthful indiscretion and their volatile relationship. for up the to the minute updates follow christian. we have taken his tweets and built a timeline of everything

that's happened inside the courtroom. it's at the website. >> on the heels of a deadly apartment fire, baltimore city firefighters went door to door in mount vernon racing awareness about fire safety. this three days after an elderly man died of injuries he had during this fire. it started in the 500 block of north charles on the 16th floor. he went in to the kitchen because of food in the microwave was burning. firefighters say he was wearing an oxygen mask and when he opened the microwave door the oxygen fanned the flames. >> we will take you out to washington state where three have died after an avalanche. septemberors say that the men were all expert skiers, all welle equipped and they were among three groups skiing out of bounds at the stevens pass ski area. this is 80 miles northeast of seattle. the survivors tried to help. >> whitney houston's how many

coming ended with a private family burial. she was remembered at a memorial at her church in newark. today a crowd gathered at the entrance of the cemetery where she was laid to rest next to her father. barbara hall as the latest on her trip home. >> reporter: her coming home journey is over. the hearse arrived in new jersey sunday morning. sunday's private burial follows a star studded memorial service. >> we feel such pain, and yet joy. the pain is the suddenness of her transition. >> reporter: memorial guests attended a reception at the club immediately after the ceremony. her ex-husband left saturday's service early but said in a

statement and at a new addition concert that he will continue to pay respects to his ex-wife. >> i want to give blessings to my ex-wife whitney houston. i love you. >> reporter: and while the weekend's events were private fans still gathered to remember her. >> celebration of life. okay, she is gone but not forgotten. whitney will always, always be on our hearts. >> i was shocked because i -- i grew up on whitney, listening to her music, that's all i listened to at my home. when i found out she was dead it was kind of like a part of me also died along with already her. >> reporter: she has been laid to rest next to her father but there is no rest for investigators still trying to learn just what caused the star's untimely death. i'm barbara hall reporting. >> days from ash wednesday but

what a celebration over in rome this weekend. baltimore is the home of the first archdios, ce in america and the father became the 4th cardinal. we have never had back to back arch bishops become cardinals. now he prepares one do you to vote for a new pope baltimore waits for the 16th arch bishop of baltimore. >> and the catholic community is very proud. people from the church leave said they believe the cardinal will always have a special connection to baltimore. >> very proud that rome, we have a presence in rome and that he was considered by the pope and just feels very -- i think it's wonderful. >> i'm sorry that we will

loose him. i guess nobody is really indespensible. i feel good about it. >> the cardinal will be back march 4th to celebrate a new mass. >> tonight's consumer alert the fda investigating if an inhalable caffeine is safe. it's called aero shot and each can has the same amount of caffeine in a large amount of coffee. it went on the market last month. we talked to local doctors and will have a special report on that coming up wednesday on abc 2news. >> the president's day holiday is tomorrow but here in maryland, shoppers have been celebrating all weekend. friday is the beginning of the second year tax free weekend for energy free products. one woman has been waiting for

this weekend. >> reporter: today and tomorrow i would definitely say are the best times to be buying. we waited just for this weekend to be able to come out. if you can save a couple hundred dollars. >> i think the big thing is just being able to give back to the customers. >> some appliance stores have thrown in other advantages like sales and interest fee payment plans and gift cards. if you missed out you still have tomorrow. take advantage. >> your chance to wine and dine at some of your favorite restaurants is here and for under $40, annapolis restaurant week starts tomorrow and lasts until next sunday. the 40 restaurants have sign on and have add breakfast to the mix. metropolitan and miss shirley's will serve of breakfast. get out and enjoy. >> restaurant, shopping, what more could you can for? [inaudible]

you are tired of being a limo service. >> have you thought about buying used tires? >> how does baltimore rank when it comes to social media? we will see if our city is clicked in. >> and word that google has slipped past past, your privacy settings. the news comes back in 60 seconds.

. you drive to work, you drive to the store, soccer, basketball, you are always on the road. all that running is actually wearing on your tires and of course your wallet. >> some of you are looking for used tires. abc2 has a warning so you don't waste your money. >> have you checked out the price of tires lately? the rising price of oil used to make tires has sent prices up 25% in the past few years. a new business is springing up

in cities everywhere, selling used tires. along with the stores come concerns. february, a time of year for a tire eating pot holes. >> it felt felt like a big pot hole. >> reporter: that flat is just the first shock, the second happens at the tire store with the average tire price now over a hundred dollars. as a result the used tire business is now booming. >> hi. >> reporter: how good are the used ones in we sent two producers to a used tire store. the store had one in the correct size for her car. >> think we could put that one on? >> reporter: she paid a bargin $25 for the used tire, just one last question. >> how long will it last? >> reporter: the tech said it was good for thousands more miles. the next morning it was flat. what happened? we took the car to a auto shop.

the verdict, to much grime. >> some type of a reaction that is taking place on the metal and the trier tire isn't properly seated . >> reporter: and the tread was three quarters worn down. >> you have a little bit of life but not much. >> reporter: mark said it was already at risk of hydroplaning in the rain and saving $50 isn't worth it. >> people are trying to get the more bang for their buck. they say when he go to the local tire store if see if i can find used they get this. >> reporter: they said unold tire can look new but be dry rotted, many wrecks, some deadly have been blamed on aged tires, as a result ford recommends scraping them after six years. bridge stone banned their 2000

stores from selling used tires and the rubber maker's association warns they pose a potential risk. mark says skip that new pair of shoes and instead buy new shoes for your car. >> i'm definitely not in favor of putting used tires on my vehicle or any vehicle for that point. >> reporter: you can find when a tire was made by looking at date code on the tire's side wall but you need to know what you are doing. meantime, the used tire business remains a growing and largely inregulated industry. a case of buy at your on risk so you don't wastey money. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> start out with a check of the radar, where is the winter weather now? a lot of it just south of the easton area, lower eastern shore, across the chesapeake is where we are seeing the most significant banding. so lower eastern shore, picking

up accumulating snow, most of the action has been -- and probably will continue to be south of route 50. of course richmond getting the most out of this system at least right along the bay area with in 50 miles of the chesapeake it would be richmond, roanoke getting more and there is one band out here to the northwest of baltimore that shows at least some potential, perhaps putting down a light snow shower to the north and west of town. 42 degrees, obviously anything that does fly, flake wise won't stick. at least north of route 50. we are at 42 degrees. ten degrees above the freezing mark and check out the cameras, baltimore justin creasing clouds, nothing happening but washington we watched more interest here, and finally picking up a few rain and mixed showers through parts of the late evening here, more interesting pictures out of richmond where this is an area that started to get the accumulating snows, once we got well past sunset and the air temperature was able to drop more and then roanoke getting

the most in terms of snow, heavy, well, a more heavy snow situation here with an inches of accumulations in the high country. not the best set up going into a snow event. there could be a light coating in spots. southern part of the state not far above freezing, 35 at dullus, easton at the freezing mark. won't be surprise fire department you get that light sugar coating overnight and the lower eastern shore could get an inch or two of accumulation. this has been a southern storm and just catching the edge and the back side of this storm is starting to dive south. it'll head south and east. look at these reduced visibilities, you get the idea that charlotte asville the snow still coming down. cutting the visibility and across the area you can see where the areas are, one on monday. that part of southern virginia south of charlottesville as you

go down through the central part of the state. all the way down to the inland of virginia beach and out in western virginia still winter storm warnings for the wind and still snow coming down. the back received system you see it make that dive south. i think for the extent we will see snow showers they will be short lived especially from baltimore northward we will be lucky to see a brief flurry. cold, dry a behind it. overnight but tomorrow still warm up to seasonable levels in the 40s and clear the skies out nicely and that will hold up into the day on tuesday. really, a nice set up to start off the weekend for president's day if you have it off. 32 tonight. yes there could be slick and coated areas lower eastern shore and southern maryland. we are looking good tomorrow. 48, sunny skies and tomorrow night temperatures dropping to the upper 20s under clear skies, take a look at the outlook. you know we are talking about

snow on this sunday. look what happens by wednesday and thursday it. warmer conditions to say the least. up above 60 on thursday there. is even some indication we could hit the mid60s thursday,. >> good. >> little bit of everything. >> don't lump him in with all the rest. he is the only one that didn't hype this storm up. how does it feel to be right? >> try to nail it. try to nail it. thank you. >> we will take it. >> tomorrow marks a major milestone in history. john glenn's space flight. he was the first american to orbit the earth in 1962. he would circle three times traveling at speeds reaching 17,000 miles an hour. his flight was the turning point that put america in the winning path that led to the moon. and is he from ohio. >> john glenn. we can compete tweet, trend friend and up load.

>> how social media is changing the city scape. >> time for a victory kiss. right in front of the famed san diego statue. all right. come -- he is --

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the highest volume of social media jobs, number one new york, the next in california, san jose, san francisco and los angeles. rounding out the top five, boston. some postings will have social media in the title but if they don't other keywords include, digital marketing project manager, online marketing manager, brand manager or ppc specialist. of course lue want to make sure your skills outside of social media are a good fit for an employer too. >> it's inaccurate to have the idea that if you are -- you have a lot of facebook friends you will get paid a lot of money. >> the survey found surveys for the most experienced in the top markets as high as $117,000 yearly. you are now clicked in. . >> all right. we will be right back.

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revealing the stories and dramas -- the victories and challenges -- that help us go through new doors of our own. be part of the story. colonial williamsburg. . safe house, how did you like it in. >> denzel washington. >> a good one or bad? >> bad with a good heart. >> okay. >> bad guy you root for. >> yes. >> lot of this in that movie. they came in neck and neck with a vow with rachel. the way you feel about --. >> that's how you feel --. >> we won't know the winner until tomorrow, or tuesday because tomorrow is the holidays. there you go. there is -- how long did this take? >> it was a lot of this game.

action, a. let's go to -- puckering up. dozens of couples, a big kiss in front of the statue in san diego this weekend. modeled after the famous photograph of the sailor kissing at the end of the second world war. been there since 2007. the agreement -- at the end of next month. they are trying to raise money to make a permanent replica in bronze. how romantic. >> he is going how long do they last? >> wow. >> it's a good effort. something. >> right. >> quick check of the radar. still winter weather in the southern viewing area. if are you watching from southern talbet are you getting a little snow and more moderate down to cambridge. we could get a light accumulation in this part of southern maryland. in south and east of washington. around baltimore, just not going to see much, maybe a flurry. there it is overnight.

just a passing snow shower or two. mainly south and look at this outlook. we are back in the 50s to over 60 on thursday. so, a warm streak coming later this week. >> wow. >> i can't wait for thursday. i'm so excited. >> all right. let's go celebrate president's day. >> he will be here. >> we will be here. we will see you tomorrow. >> have a good one. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943.

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